Nipun Merchant MD
Hepatobiliary Surgery, Pancreas, Surgical Oncology (Other than Breast), Transplantation
Professor of Surgery, University of Miami Health System, Vice Chair of Surgical Oncology Services, Chief Surgical Officer and Associate Director of Translational Research, Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, Executive Director Perioperative Services, University of Miami Health System
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1475 NW 12th AveMiami, FL 33136
Phone+1 305-243-4902
Fax+1 305-243-4907
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Education & Training
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterFellowship, Complex General Surgical Oncology, 1996 - 1998
Temple University HospitalResidency, Surgery, 1990 - 1996
State University of New York Downstate Medical Center College of MedicineClass of 1990
Certifications & Licensure
FL State Medical License 2015 - 2027
TN State Medical License 2001 - 2016
MD State Medical License 1998 - 2001
NY State Medical License 1996 - 1998
PA State Medical License 1992 - 1996
American Board of Surgery Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Regional Top Doctor Castle Connolly, 2014
- Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, 2012
- Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons
Clinical Trials
- PhI Study of Erbitux & Gemcitabine w/Radiation Therapy for Locally Adv. Pancreas Ca Start of enrollment: 2005 Oct 01
- Gastrointestinal Biomarkers in Tissue and Biological Fluid Samples from Colorectal Cancer Patients
- Using Radiogenomics to Predict Malignant Potential of Intraductal Papillary Mucinous Neoplasms of the Pancreas Start of enrollment: 2020 Feb 18
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Multi-Institutional Analysis of Pancreaticoduodenectomy for Nonfamilial Periampullary Adenoma: A Novel Risk Score to Guide Shared Decision-Making.Parit T Mavani, Caitlin Sok, Nina Eng, Angelo Marra, Laleh Foroutani
Journal of the American College of Surgeons. 2025-04-01 - Activation of CREB drives acinar cells to ductal reprogramming and promotes pancreatic cancer progression in animal models of alcoholic pancreatitis.Supriya Srinivasan, Siddharth Mehra, Sudhakar Jinka, Anna Bianchi, Samara Singh
Biorxiv. 2025-03-08 - Somatic Genomic Profiling of Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinomas From a Diverse Cohort of Patients.Andrea N Riner, Enrique I Velazquez-Villarreal, Seeta Rajpara, Jing Qian, Yuxin Jin
Pancreas. 2025-03-01
Press Mentions
Sylvester Researchers Identify Neutrophils as Major Culprits in Treatment Resistance of Pancreatic CancerMarch 22nd, 2023- Sylvester Pancreatic Cancer Research Institute Takes on the Toughest TumorsApril 19th, 2022
- Sylvester Surgeon Receives Elsa Pardee Foundation GrantAugust 6th, 2021
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